Providing easy access to cross-country comparative contextual data for demographic research: concept and recent advances of the Generations & Gender Programme Contextual Database

Arianna Caporali, Sebastian Klüsener, Gerda R. Neyer, Sandra Krapf and Olga Grigorieva
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Sebastian Klüsener: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
Gerda R. Neyer: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
Sandra Krapf: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
Olga Grigorieva: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

No WP-2013-001, MPIDR Working Papers from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

Abstract: Demographic behaviour is shaped not only by characteristics at the individual level, but also by the context in which individuals are embedded. The Contextual Database of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) supports research on these micro-macro links by providing cross-country comparative contextual data on demographic, socio-economic, and policy developments covering up to 60 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania. This paper presents conceptual considerations and recent advances in the implementation of this database. Although conceptually linked to the Generations and Gender Survey, the GGP Contextual Database can also be used for the analysis of data from other surveys or to study macro-developments. With its unique combination of features, this database could serve as a model for the development of contextual databases linked to other surveys. These features include the provision of harmonised national and sub-national regional time series of indicators in a dynamic web environment with innovative functionalities, such as metadata documentation by single data entry and automatic geocoding.

Keywords: Europe; data banks; fertility; gender; generations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2013-001

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